Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

htut CouHty, was ny
the other night; loss $4,000.
William Rhodes while in saw mill in
Scottyille, was caught In shaft and had
his leg torn entirely from his body.
Overwhelmingly 12-year-old daughter,
at Bay City, jumped the rope too hard,
sustained internal injuries and died.
Mrs. William Chamberlain, for over
half q century resident of Flat Rock,
eS,assed away recently, aged SO years.
Ex-Supt. Foster of COldwater, has
bought the Office of the Coldwater Courier,
and will engage in the newspaper busi-
ness.
S. r. Mansell of Coldwater, died at Los
Geddes, Cal, on the Sd inst. The re-
mains were brought to Coldwater for In
terment.
Twelve of the circuit judges elected at
the late election are graduates of the uni
versity, as is one of the regents elected at
the same time.
The Marshall common council has voted
IS, 900 from the liquor fund as n bonus 10
coffin factory TO locate there and to EN-
ploy 800 lands.
Ex-Supt. j. n. Foster of the state public
school at Coldwater has bought the
Courier newspaper in that city, and will
hereafter publish it.
Chas. w. Lester of Baltimore, Barry
county, accused OF trying to kill his di-
vorced wife, has just been captured in
Ohio and brought back.
The Sturgeon river iron company has
been organized by Metropolitan, Escanaba
and Negaunee capitalists. The company
will engage in mining near the head Of
Sturgeon river.
The state amendment association has
issued its ca II for mass state convention
of all temperance people, irrespective of
political preferences, to be held in Detroit
May II and Is.
Mrs. Delmer Cheesman of Dryden.
Lapeer county, has commenced suit
against Daniel {. Bacon, laying damages
at $4,000. for selling liquor to her de-
ceased husband.
The amount of primary school interest
fund, distributed TO the several counties of
the state i'm the semi-annual appOrtion-
ment just made, is S361,2T3. The rate
per capita is 60 cents.
The case of Conrad Frey VS.. the Chicago
Il Grand Trunk railroad i'm the Shiawas-
see circuit for running over and crippling
his 2-year-old boy, has been settled, the
company paying 81, 500.
James b. Thorn has been appointed
postmaster at Hudson, vice w. I. b.
Schermerhorn deceased. Mr.. Thorn was
a competitor with Schermerhorn before the
appointment of the latter.
Leroy Karr, aged %, laborer on q farm
near Greenvile, while digging hole to
sink large stone that was too heavy to
be moved, had his back broken by the
stone, which rolled upon him.
Walter G. Cole of Coldwater pleaded
guilty in the circuit court to perjury in
connection with the alleged conspiracy
case to kill the old man Davis, and was
sentenced 10 seven years I'm jackson
prison.
Mrs. Goldsmith of Bay City, Mrs. Chase
of Hilsdale, Miss York of Mendon and
Miss White of WILLIAMSON have been APP
pointed cottage managers in place of those
removed at the state public school at
COldwater.
A horse belonging to q Leslie butcher
named John Winchel ran away with him.
throwing him out and breaking a leg near
the ankle. The bone protruded through
tHC lltSll anu Ddu W bt SuNtu vi II
could be replaced.
The trial of Fred Joslyn, the Henderson
school teacher. for shooting Thomas Nor
rison resulted in a disagreement of the
jury. 1t stood five for conviction and
seven for acquittal. The ease caused great
interest and will have TO be tried again.
Miss Maud Mcdonald, the young lady
who had both legs amputated at Calumet.
Lake Superior, the result of an accident
on the railroad, for a wonder is doing
well. She is very gorgeous, and the
prospects for her recovery are quite good.
Sheriff Rockafellow of Oscoda county
was robbed few days ago of $500. funds
belonging to the town of Elmer. lie left
the money in his overcoat pocket
when he retired, and in the morning it
was gone. He found the pocket book in
the road emptied of its contents.
Louis Sands and f, T Davie of Man
istee, and Fitch Phelps of Big Rapids, as
arbitrator, awarded s., 900 to Swan Ben
son and $4,000 to Jacob Hanson. as adj
ministrators of the estate of Otto Benson
and Anton Hanson, who were killed on
Peters Manistee Il Luther railroad last
summer.
Maud Hare, Mary Mcdonald and Jessie
Gillett, were riding on ore ears in the
Hecla mine, when the cables snapped
Maud Hare had her head cut entirely off
under the wheels and Mary Mcdonald had
both limbs cut off. Miss Gillett saved her.
self. This makes four women killed in
the county in less than week.
A. +. Smith, the roller skating expert
who visited nearly every town in Michigan
during the skating craze, is serving 10
years service in Montana for shooting his
brother. The two had become enamored
of the same woman, and young Smith
tried to kill her when he accidentally sent
bullet through his brothers heart.
w. III. Leland, a Lime Island lumber
man, while stupeiied with drugged liquor,
had over $1,000 in money, about SO, 600
worth Of papers and gold watch worth
$500, taken from his pockets i'm a saloon
In Mackinaw City. Three men who were
drinking with him, John Jones, John
Reilly and Samuel Collins, were arrested
and committed to jail to await trial.
The state firemen's association at It's an
nual session in Grand Rapids, elected the
following officers President, S. ID. Pond.
Allegan; vice-presidents, +. X. Baxter of
Charlotte. o. +. Jackson of Ithaca, and
j. G.. Bonnet of Battle Creek; secretary
and treasurer, w. ii. Fuller; statistician.
l.. L. Irland. Plainwell; delegate to the
national convention, Thos. O'Neill of
Kalamazoo. Next place of meeting, Char
lotte.
William Wade and party of friends
were in saloon in Trenton the other
evening taking social glass. Soon VIM.
Burk, a young man who has for some time
been regarded as insane, came in. With